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Drugs 2.0: The Web Revolution That's Changing How the World Gets High
Mike Power
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Description for Drugs 2.0: The Web Revolution That's Changing How the World Gets High
Paperback. An eye-opening investigation of the new and constantly-mutating global drug culture that is driven by social networking and rogue chemistry, and enabled by antiquated laws Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
A few years ago, deals were done in dimly-lit side streets or on the phone via a friend of a friend. Today, you can order every conceivable pill or powder with the click of a mouse. But the online market in narcotics isn't just changing the way drugs are bought and sold; it's changing the nature of drugs themselves. Enterprising dealers are using the web to engage highly skilled foreign chemists to tweak the chemical structures of banned drugs - just enough to create a similar effect, just enough to render them legal in most parts of the world. ... Read more
A few years ago, deals were done in dimly-lit side streets or on the phone via a friend of a friend. Today, you can order every conceivable pill or powder with the click of a mouse. But the online market in narcotics isn't just changing the way drugs are bought and sold; it's changing the nature of drugs themselves. Enterprising dealers are using the web to engage highly skilled foreign chemists to tweak the chemical structures of banned drugs - just enough to create a similar effect, just enough to render them legal in most parts of the world. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846274602
SKU
V9781846274602
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About Mike Power
Born in 1971, MIKE POWER has worked as a freelance journalist for British newspapers including the Guardian, the Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Herald, DrugScope and the Big Issue for the last 16 years, producing news, features and investigations. Between 2004 and 2009 he worked as a freelance correspondent in Latin America, specialising in conflict, human rights and drugs ... Read more
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